Emanuel 'Manny' Sayles, a 71-year-old New Orleans guitarist and banjo player, walks the streets of his old neighborhoods pointing out landmarks and stopping to greet musicians he has known for decades. Director Bob Nalbandian builds the film around these reunions, letting former bandmates and colleagues describe Sayles' playing and his standing in the city's jazz scene, while archival photographs and footage trace his path from street performer to working musician across a career that runs alongside the development of American jazz itself. Sayles narrates much of his own history, talking through the venues, the bands, and the racial barriers he worked around as a Black musician in the industry. Performance clips run throughout, showing his range on both banjo and guitar, from traditional New Orleans jazz to blues and swing. The film stays close to one man's memory and neighborhood rather than building a broader jazz history, using his recollections and reunions to sketch what a working New Orleans musician's life actually looked like across several decades.